Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
TWO WOMEN FIGHT INA PARLOR.
Ihey wers Sisters, aud agreed to Settle s
Disputed Estate by Prize Ring Rules,
iZabeth uprsl1

Ah.y "ers SISTERS, aud Agree1 to Settle s
disputed Estate by PrlZo Ring Rules,
Elizabeth Herald
! IhlS morning prize fight took place in
a front parlor on the second story of s
house on Elizabeth avenue. The contes.
tantS were both married women. One
was short and slender. and turned the
scales at ITO pounds. She had cark ewes
and hair to match Her antagonist
tipped the beam at 40 pounds in her
lighting clothes. She hsiled from q
neighboring village, while the little one
/ Is proud to say Elizabeth is her
| happy home. The mill wss-kept q pro-
found secret from all except a few
/ lady friends, who had volunteered to act
as referee, seconds, bottle holders, etc
But somehow or otner Z Herald CORE
sp0ndent got wind of what was going Oh,
ana 6, early dawn took his position on
the roof, where ne had good view of the
p4r.or through skyhght. Shortly after
/ 3 O'Clock the two AmazcnS aud their
hackers entered. The little cue wore 8
neat fitting black DIRE 5 and q tight-htting
Jersey. The bi-: one was dressed il g
dark gray, OrEamented with buttons 3
siz5 smaller than dinner plates. Eight to
one was off led ON her by her friends,
and was as quickly taken by the little
ones hackers.
\ ring was formed by placing the par
lOr turniiure in o cI.CIe, walle acfaEk
mark on tGe carpet ans wefetf lfoF the
scratch. Time was called at 9:45 and
Doth puguIisJs came up smiling. They
shook hands in regular John L. style and
then placed themselves in fighting att!-
tude. 1t was then very evident that the
little one was the best "a TO science.
judging from the way she held her left to
guard her nose. After few passes she
got IN s good one on the big ones potato
trap, which drew the claret and sent her
gracefully to the carpet, First blood end
first kn"ckdOwn claimed AMI allowed for
the yOungs;er.
Round second was short and sweet. It
ended by the little one giving the other
one straight from the shoulder, which
caused her 10 take back seat outside the
rlpG.
Round third ended by the big ore get
ting another singer in the LETT pepper,
winch caused her 10 go Gas sporting men
would say to mother earth. By this
time every one who possessed q nickel
wanted to bet it on the woman from Bet
seytown, out could tlld no takers.
The next ten rounds were simply a
repetition Of the frs. three, and when
time was called for the fourteenth the
girl with the dark gray cress on could not
come to time, and the little one was oe-
C.ared Tie winner.
After the battle q Herald correspond
emf interviewed the defeated pugilist, VINO
said: "That little one and are sisters,
aud our father Cied and left Us some
property, so We concluded il wouId be
cheaper 10 settle the dispute with our
fists rather than let the lawyers get hold
OF it, Tor then Leither OF US would get
anything, md pro ably have TO give them
our notes for the balance, and" she ad- .
ded Us her eyes flashed fire., 81 suppose /
you THINK and VIII say in your paper that !
l am Whipped, bur, yOurg man, l want il /
distinctly understood I am not subdued." .